The Hare with Amber Eyes
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The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance is a family memoir by British ceramicist Edmund de Waal. De Waal tells the story of his family, the Ephrussi, once a very wealthy European Jewish banking
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The Hare with Amber Eyes netsuke, at an exhibition in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, November 2016
Palais Ephrussi
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Palais Ephrussi is a former Ringstraßenpalais in Vienna. It was built for the Ephrussi family of financiers by Theophil Freiherr von Hansen, the architect of the Austrian Parliament Building. It is on
The Hare with Amber Eyes
…artwork; an easily hidden collection of 264 Japanese netsuke miniature sculptures was saved, tucked away inside a mattress by Anna, a loyal maid at Palais Ephrussi in Vienna during the war years. The collection has been passed down through five generations of the Ephrussi family, providing a common thread for the…
Palais Ephrussi, Vienna (2006). The restored palace has now been converted into shops
Palais Ephrussi, detail
Palais Ephrussi, windows